5 Most-watched WWE videos of 2020: Roman Reigns embarrasses Superstar, an unexpected return

WWE's official YouTube channel currently boasts a whopping 70 million subscribers and is a major reason why the company has such a huge social media presence on a global level. WWE's videos usually cross the one million mark on YouTube, with a lot of those going viral on a regular basis.

2020 has certainly been an interesting year for WWE. The company did everything in its power to present an engaging product to the WWE Universe, despite the COVID-19 pandemic taking the live audience out of the equation. 2020 gave us some of the biggest moments in WWE history, and it all went up on the company's YouTube channel. In the following list, we will be taking a look at five of WWE's most-watched videos of 2020.

#5 Dominik Mysterio stands up to Seth Rollins and Murphy (9 million views)

On the August 3, 2020 edition of WWE RAW, Seth Rollins and Murphy were involved in a segment that saw the duo daring announcer Samoa Joe to come inside the squared circle. Instead, Dominik Mysterio snuck in from behind and launched a brutal attack on Rollins and Murphy. Dominik Mysterio hit the two Superstars repeatedly with a kendo stick, and the attack continued until the villains fled the scene.

The entire storyline was later continued on WWE SmackDown

When Rollins reached the entranceway, he was fuming with anger, and immediately took a mic in his hand. Rollins screamed at Dominik Mysterio and made it clear that he accepts his SummerSlam 2020 challenge. At The Biggest Party of the Summer, Dominik Mysterio and Seth Rollins had a strong showing, with the former making it known that he has a bright future ahead of him in WWE. Unfortunately for him, Rollins came out victorious in the end, but Dominik Mysterio surely earned the respect of the WWE Universe that night. Murphy would go on to split with Rollins and join forces with the Mysterio family.

#4 Roman Reigns and company embarrass King Corbin on WWE TV (12 million views)

On the January 31, 2020 episode of WWE SmackDown, Roman Reigns and King Corbin continued their rivalry in a Six-Man Tag Team match. Reigns teamed up with The Usos to take on Corbin, Robert Roode, and Dolph Ziggler and emerged victorious when all was said and done. As per the stipulation of the outing, Corbin was forced to eat dog food, and it was a moment he won't be forgetting for a long time to come.

Roman Reigns and Corbin's WWE rivalry lasted several months

The trio handcuffed Corbin to one of the ring posts and proceeded to pour dog food all over Corbin. As thousands of fans inside the arena cheered for Reigns and The Usos, Corbin watched the three Superstars helplessly as they kept pouring dog food all over him. Reigns and Corbin's heated rivalry didn't end here though, as the duo faced off again inside a Steel Cage at WWE Super ShowDown in Saudi Arabia. This time as well, Reigns stood tall, marking an end to their months-long feud on WWE SmackDown.

#3 Braun Strowman flips over a van with The Miz and John Morrison inside (14 million views)

Braun Strowman won the Universal title at WrestleMania 36 by defeating WWE Hall of Famer Goldberg. As Backlash 2020 approached near, Strowman got into a feud with John Morrison and The Miz on WWE SmackDown. On the June 5, 2020 episode of WWE SmackDown, the heelish duo destroyed Strowman's car, and the Universal Champion was angry beyond belief. He quickly began searching for the two, and finally found them hiding inside a van.

Braun Strowman is one of WWE's most dangerous entities

Strowman tried everything he could to open the doors so that he could get his hands on The Miz and Morrison. Finally, when Strowman realized that the doors were locked and he couldn't get inside, he did what he does best. Strowman utilized his entire strength and managed to flip the vehicle with the two WWE Superstars still inside the van. Strowman exited the scene, as The Miz and Morrison writhed in pain inside the fallen van. At WWE Backlash 2020, Strowman defeated The Miz and Morrison to retain his Universal title in a Handicap match.

#2 RETRIBUTION launches an attack on Braun Strowman (17 million views)

Braun Strowman gets surrounded by RETRIBUTION

At WWE SummerSlam 2020, Braun Strowman was set to defend his Universal title against The Fiend. Mere two days before the big event, Strowman and The Fiend faced off in the ring on an episode of WWE SmackDown. Suddenly, RETRIBUTION circled the ring and prepared to launch an attack on the duo. The Fiend used his supernatural powers to disappear from the scene, leaving Strowman by himself to fight the unruly stable.

Strowman lost the Universal title belt at WWE SummerSlam

Strowman is one of the most powerful entities in all of WWE, but the numbers game began catching up to him soon. To Strowman's delight, a string of WWE Superstars came running down the entranceway to help him fight off RETRIBUTION. Strowman and others finally succeeded in fending off the hooded figures. Suddenly, Strowman snapped and attacked Drew Gulak and Jey Uso, as other Superstars watched in a confused state. Strowman's reign as the Universal Champion finally ended at WWE SummerSlam, where The Fiend defeated him for the belt. As for RETRIBUTION, the stable is still going strong and regularly appears on WWE TV.

#1 Edge makes his huge return at Royal Rumble 2020 (22 million views)

When WWE Hall of Famer Edge retired from wrestling in 2011, no one had the slightest idea that he would ever return to the ring. Edge spent nine long years away from the squared circle, but the unthinkable finally happened at WWE Royal Rumble 2020. Edge came out at No. 21, to one of the loudest pops in WWE history. Fans, and even Edge, couldn't believe that this was actually happening. Edge was the 28th person to be eliminated in the match and came very close to winning the whole thing.

Edge is one of the greatest Superstars in WWE history

Edge then went on to kick off a personal feud with fellow WWE veteran, Randy Orton, The duo had a Last Man Standing match at WrestleMania 36, which Edge won. Orton exacted revenge on Edge at WWE Backlash 2020, where Edge suffered an injury that put him on the shelf for months on end. Edge's return to WWE earlier this year will go down as one of the greatest comeback stories in the history of this business.

Edited by Kaushik Das